Movie: Man on the Flying Trapeze

Top 10 Billed Cast

W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields

Ambrose Wolfinger

Mary Brian
Mary Brian

Hope Wolfinger

Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Howard

Leona Wolfinger

Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton

Claude Neselrode

Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis

Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield

Mr. Peabody

Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel

President Malloy

Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly

Adolph Berg

Tammany Young
Tammany Young

'Willie' the Weasel

Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan

'Legs' Garnett

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  • Overview

    Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.

  • Release Date

    1935-08-03

  • Average

    5.9

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Come to the crowning of America's comedy King!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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